The Sounds Of Austria's National Parks
"Sounds Like Nature" provides a novel, and fanciful, listen to Austria's national parks.
- By NPT Staff - March 9th, 2014 3:41am
Ramsay Cascades Trail At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Temporarily Closed
Storm damage to a footbridge that crosses Ramsey Prong in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will force closure of the Ramsey Cascades Trail into late April.
- By NPT Staff - March 8th, 2014 2:22am
Snowpack Points To Bodacious White-Water Rafting Season In Southwestern National Parks
With March typically one of the snowier months of the year in the Rocky Mountains, the coming summer float season on rivers through Dinosaur National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park will be something to rave about.
- By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2014 3:10am
More Than 400 Stream Miles In Grand Teton, Yellowstone Added To Wild And Scenic River System
One of the West's great rivers is the Snake, which forms in Yellowstone National Park and flows on through Grand Teton National Park. While it's reputation is known, now more than 400 miles of the tributaries that feed the Snake's headwaters are being protected as part of the national wild and scenic river system.
Grizzly Bears Stirring In Yellowstone National Park
Spring can't be far off, as grizzly bears are starting to stir in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, a development that hikers, skiers, and snowshoers should take note of.
- By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2014 2:39am
Railroad Receives Permission To Do Avalanche Control At Glacier National Park
That booming sound you hear near the southern boundary of Glacier National Park could be from explosives used to do avalanche control above the tracks of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2014 4:53pm
Wildfire In Shenandoah Caused By Illegal Campfire
A wildfire that flared up in Shenandoah National Park was caused by an illegal campfire that wasn't doused, park officials say.
- By NPT Staff - March 6th, 2014 4:17pm
Authorities Looking For Who Stole Historic Glass Window From Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Wanted: A very meticulous thief who managed to take a 4-foot-by-1-foot window from a historic cabin in the Elkmont Historic District in Great Smoky Mountains National Park without breaking a pane.
Burl Thieves Prompt Nighttime Road Closure At Redwood National And State Parks
National parks face plenty of challenges from crooks determined to steal everything from cacti at Saguaro National Park to ginseng from the Blue Ridge Parkway, but a growing problem at Redwood National and State Parks takes plant thievery to a whole new level. Poaching of burls from redwood trees is destroying the huge trees, and had led to the nighttime closure of a road in the park
- By Jim Burnett - March 6th, 2014 3:13am
Essential Paddling Guide: Sea Kayaks And Sea Caves Of Channel Islands National Park
Channel Island Outfitters can lead you through the caves and down into the kelp forests of
Channel Islands National Park, a remote and isolated realm that is home to a unique faunal assemblage.
